HTX Releases Its 5th Crypto Gem Hunt Report, Highlighting 8 Tokens That Have Demonstrated Substantial Wealth Creation

As Bitcoin soared to an unprecedented high of over $110,000 today, sending ripples of positive sentiment across the entire cryptocurrency market

As Bitcoin soars to an unprecedented high of over $110,000 today, sending ripples of positive sentiment across the entire cryptocurrency market, HTX is proud to announce the release of its 5th Crypto Gem Hunt Report. The latest report meticulously highlights eight tokens that have demonstrated substantial wealth creation across various narratives. Notably, MOODENG emerged as the top performer with an astonishing surge of up to 567% by May 19. This remarkable performance showcases the platform’s commitment to selecting high-quality projects and responding swiftly to market shifts in order to identify and capitalize on the most profitable opportunities.

"Since the inception of the HTX Crypto Gem Hunt program, we've aimed to identify tokens with strong upside potential, leveraging deep analysis across technology, narrative strength, and user experience. We're selecting only the most promising opportunities for users to grow their wealth. Our focus this time is on new narratives like meme coins, public chains, restaking protocols, AI memes, data tooling, and the Solana ecosystem. Out of the eight tokens highlighted in this report, seven achieved more than 10x growth, and the average return was over eight times. We're highlighting these tokens to showcase our ability to pick "super cryptos" and offer outstanding investment opportunities to our users," said Sam Wu, Head of Global Coins at HTX.

Meme Coins Continue to Soar, Leading the Market Upwards

Highlighting the strength of the meme coin narrative, seven of the eight tokens on the latest HTX Crypto Gem list were meme coins, showcasing their ability to generate standout returns regardless of their chain origin. Whether rooted in the Solana or Ethereum networks, both legacy names and emerging narratives have posted significant breakouts.

According to HTX data, top Solana meme coins like MOODENG and POPCAT have skyrocketed by 567% and 447%, respectively. MOODENG in particular, jumped from 0.036 USDT to 0.24 USDT, showcasing remarkable narrative resilience. Meanwhile, HOUSE-a new Solana meme coin launched exclusively on HTX on April 27-surged 179% shortly after listing, further validating the strength and capital flow into the Solana meme coin space.

On the Ethereum side, NEIROCTO-a meme coin initially listed on HTX on September 7, 2024-recently rallied 400%. Meanwhile, the AI meme coin DARK clocked in at 246% gains, highlighting the strong appeal of combining AI with the meme coin narrative.

In short, meme coins that combine strong narratives, engaged communities, and cultural virality continue to outperform. As market sentiment recovers, meme coins are often the first to ignite retail enthusiasm, acting as the catalysts for broader market rallies.

A-Rated Infrastructure Projects Earn Their Spot: Restaking, L1, and Data Tools

Besides meme coins, HTX's 5th Crypto Gem list also includes high-quality projects StakeStone (STO), Initia (INIT), and Bubblemaps (BMT), representing the restaking, Layer 1, and data tool sectors, respectively. They were all awarded A ratings by HTX analysts, reflecting their high potential and broad market recognition.

StakeStone has quickly emerged as a star in the restaking space. Unlike PoS staking or existing restaking protocols, StakeStone focuses on cross-chain liquidity infrastructure with efficient liquidity distribution and dynamic yield strategies for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins. Since listing on HTX on April 6, STO has gained 314%, outperforming most restaking peers.

Initia, one of 2025's most anticipated Layer 1 launches, fuses a robust Layer 1 chain with a flexible, interconnected Layer 2 ecosystem. It aims to offer production-grade modular blockchain services for developers and users alike. INIT was listed on HTX on April 23 and has clocked in at 155% gains to date.

Bubblemaps offers next-gen data visualization tools that bring clarity to complex on-chain relationships. Its innovative data presentation and user-friendly design for DeFi users position it as a differentiated contender in the data infrastructure sector.

Since its inception, the HTX Crypto Gem Hunt program has focused on identifying tokens with strong upside potential, leveraging deep analysis across technology, narrative strength, and user experience. The program has continually selected only the most promising opportunities for user wealth growth by zeroing in on narratives like meme coins, public chains, restaking protocols, AI memes, data tooling, and the Solana ecosystem.

Across its five phases, the program has featured projects that delivered an average return of over eight times, with seven "super cryptos” achieving more than 10x growth. The program's first two phases (phase 1 and phase 2) focused on the on-chain meme coin boom. Phase 3 targeted the AI meme coin sector, yielding excellent